Malik Ambar
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Malik Ambar (1548 – 13 May 1626) was a military leader who served as the Peshwa (Prime Minister) of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate in the Deccan region of India.[5]
Malik Ambar | |
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Birth name | Wako[3] Chapu[3] |
Born | 1548[4] Adal Sultanate Harar[4] |
Died | 11 May 1626 (aged 77–78) Khuldabad, Ahmadnagar Sultanate (Modern day Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India) |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Nizam Shah of Ahmednagar |
Spouse(s) | Bibi Karima |
Children | Fateh Khan Changiz Khan |
Born in the Adal Sultanate, which comprised parts of present-day Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti, Malik was sold by a slave merchant and brought to India as a slave. There he created a mercenary force numbering greater than 50,000 men. It was based in the Deccan region and was hired by local kings. Malik became a popular Prime Minister of the Ahmadnagar Sultanate, showing administrative acumen.[6]
He is also regarded as a pioneer in guerrilla warfare in the region. He is credited with carrying out a revenue settlement of much of the Deccan, which formed the basis for subsequent settlements. He is a figure of veneration to the Siddis of Gujarat. He challenged the might of the Mughals and Adil Shahs of Bijapur and raised the low status of the Nizam Shah.[7][8]